The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

A glance at a line graph provided reveals the breakdown of closed and brand new opened stores in one location from 2011 to 2018.

Overall

, there was a recessive growth pattern witnessed in openings which followed the opposite trend in comparison to closing. In terms of store openings, starting at 8,500 in 2011 and witnessed a deterioration to approximately 4,000 in 2012 before it hike dramatically to merely 6,000 in 2014 after it went down gradually by 2,000 in 2015 and there was no response detecting any rises and falls two years later before it plunged into its trough at 3,000

at the end

of periods. With regard to closures, it had an initial point in the vicinity of 6,500 in 2012 and a downward trend was experienced in the number of closed stores to 6,000 after one year. Two years later, closures experienced a fluctuation that went up to the proximity of 7,000 in 2013 and remained at 6,500 which was similar to the starting point. The number of stores closing went through an exponential deterioration to 500 in 2015 which it's bottom before it grew to merely 5,000 and was unchanged until the rest of the periods.